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Dolores to perform Alice in Wonderland

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Thursday, April 25, 2019 4:48 PM
Maddalyn Ludington as Alice practices her lines in “Alice in Wonderland.” The custom Cheshire Cat was created by Nadya Erlandson.

The Dolores Schools theater group will perform Alice in Wonderland at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday.

“It’s a lively performance. We have one of our largest casts at 25 students,” said director Pete Swingle.

Junior Maddalyn Ludington plays Alice.

“It has a funny edge to it, and the theme is to try and live and experience the world in different ways,” she said.

Senior Julieanna Goad plays the Mad Hatter, a role she likes because of its improvisation.

“I get to act sassy and say silly things as part of my character. I love the creative part of making it up on the fly,” she said.

Theater offers young actors a chance to try different characters, said Destinee Goddard, playing the Queen of Hearts.

“My character yells a lot, and as an actor, that has helped push me out of my comfort zone,” she said. “The play says to me: ‘Explore life, don’t be ordinary.’”

Artist Nadya Erlandson created a giant, flamboyant Cheshire Cat for the show. Its yellow eyes have a “follow effect,” she said, that make it appear the cat is returning the gaze of audience members.

The performance takes place within a custom set that has lots of color and changing light patterns.

“The whole play is crazy in a funny way. The audience will be in for a lot of laughs,” Goad said.

A dress rehearsal will be Thursday. Several elementary classes will come to watch.

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